Join promising collaborative R&D initiatives with innovation leaders across Europe
Looking to accelerate your innovation? Joining the right R&D project can do just that. Collaborative R&D offers a powerful way to enhance your innovation capacity, reduce risks through public funding, and connect with leading organizations across Europe.
The success of innovation depends on the right mix of knowledge, partners, and resources.. That’s why getting involved in collaborative EU-funded projects—aligned with your goals and capabilities—can be a game-changer. From expanding your funding portfolio to gaining access to complementary expertise, the benefits are real.
PNO Innovation offers a unique service that connects you with high-impact innovation initiatives. We call it Linking – a tailored approach that brings together our extensive European network, deep sector-specific expertise, and in-depth understanding of the EU funding landscape. The goal? To help you identify, connect with, and join highly promising collaborative R&D projects that are eligible for public funding.
We support you every step of the way, from identifying the right opportunity, to joining a high-quality consortium, defining your role, and preparing a strong funding application. All with one goal in mind: to give your proposal the best possible chance of success. But the value goes beyond funding alone. By linking you to innovation ecosystems across Europe, this service also opens doors to trusted industrial partners, SMEs, research and technology organizations (RTOs), and other key players all over Europe. They are not just potential partners, they are long-term collaborators who can strengthen your innovation capacity and help build a more robust, diversified portfolio of funding projects.
With this service, we don’t just point you in the direction of opportunities—we walk the entire path with you. Our structured six-step approach ensures that your organization is strategically placed in the right R&D project at the right time.
We begin by understanding your innovation goals, technical priorities, and funding ambitions. This helps us identify the right project fit.
Using our extensive European network, we connect you with high-potential R&D projects, and the right mix of partners – technology leaders, industrial players, SMEs, and RTOs.
We initiate introductions, support partner discussions, and help you join consortia led by experienced project coordinators.
We help shape strong consortia by clarifying roles, aligning objectives, and securing commitment from all partners.
Once the consortium is established, we assist in building a compelling proposal – maximizing your chances of funding success.
For funded projects we continue to support the consortium with project management, compliance, impact assessment, communication and dissemination, and exploitation services – always aiming for meaningful outcomes.
“PNO Innovation helped us access several EU projects. They assisted LCE throughout the entire proposal drafting process providing precious guidance. Their support allowed our company to efficiently launch the projects in their initial stages. Recently, LCE became Coordinator of the UTILE project, a project funded by the European Defence Fund (EDF). PNO Innovation prepared us for this first experience of EU project coordination, by providing specialist advice and delivering training sessions. Thanks to them, we were able to face all challenges and acquire useful knowledge and skills.”
Gian Luca BALDO, LCE – Founding Member and Legal Representative
“PNO Innovation is supporting SWARCO to identify and secure vital funding opportunities as they help us substantially in building the mobility management solutions of the future. PNO Innovation’s deep understanding of European and national funding landscapes has facilitated the optimization of our R&D efforts and enhancement of our innovation portfolio, ensuring we are well-positioned for market success. Their proactive approach and tailored support have guided us from identifying suitable funding programs to connecting with high-quality consortia. PNO Innovation’s open, personable, yet professional communication, combined with their attention to detail and strategic advice, has made them an important partner in advancing our R&I developments across Europe. We highly recommend their services to any organization navigating the complex funding landscape”.
Laura Coconea - Head of Technology & Innovation BU Products & Solutions SWARCO AG
We give you access to one of the largest R&D networks within and even outside Europe, which includes knowledge and research institutions, industry leaders, technology providers, industrial associations, government agencies and small and large companies.
Our consultants understand the nuance of your industry. This helps us to align you with partners and projects that complement your expertise.
Each year, we help shape and submit hundreds of collaborative R&D projects: a rich resource for our linking service.
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